Short games for filling a gap, warming up a group or adding one more round before the event ends.
Picked with your group in mind
Selections have short typical rounds and minimal setup. A game may allow longer play, but hosts can get a useful complete round in roughly fifteen minutes or less.
Find your next “let’s play”.
Medium energy
Mirror Moves
Pairs face each other while one leads slow movements and the other mirrors them as precisely as possible.
- Players
- 4–20players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Low energy
Pass the Face
A facial expression travels around the circle, with each player copying it and making one small change before passing it on.
- Players
- 5–20players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Medium energy
Simon Says
Players follow movement instructions only when the leader begins with “Simon says.”
- Players
- 3–30players
- Ages
- 5+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Low energy
Sleeping Lions
Players try to stay completely still and quiet while leaders attempt to make them smile using funny faces or harmless noises.
- Players
- 3–20players
- Ages
- 4+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Medium energy
Balloon Keep-Up
The group works together to keep one or more balloons from touching the floor.
- Players
- 3–20players
- Ages
- 5+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Medium energy
Cup Flip Challenge
Players flick a cup from the table edge and try to make it rotate and land upright as many times as possible.
- Players
- 2–20players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Low energy
Penny Stack
Players build the tallest freestanding coin tower they can before time runs out.
- Players
- 2–20players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Low energy
Dice Tower
Players stack dice into the tallest stable tower possible during one short round.
- Players
- 2–20players
- Ages
- 7+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Low energy
Paper Clip Chain
Players connect as many paper clips as possible into one chain within 60 seconds.
- Players
- 2–20players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Medium energy
Sock Toss
Players throw rolled socks into a basket or scoring target from a marked distance.
- Players
- 2–20players
- Ages
- 6+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Medium energy
Balloon Keep-Up Challenge
A player tries to keep one or more balloons off the floor continuously for 60 seconds.
- Players
- 2–20players
- Ages
- 6+ages
- Minutes
- 5–10minutes
Low energy
Pencil Balance
Players balance pencils on a designated safe surface and try to hold or add to the stack before time expires.
- Players
- 2–20players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 5–10minutes